Day 2

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Tennyson vs. Byron

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will compare two literary figures mentioned in the text.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10

    Structure:

    Begin by dividing students into groups of 4-5. Groups will start by reading two poems: "She Walks In Beauty" by Lord Byron, and "Ulysses" by Tennyson, found below.

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43844/she-walks-in-beauty

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses

    After students have digested the poems, they will compare and contrast the two poets: based on these two works, what makes Byron and Tennyson unique from one another? What do the two of them write about,...

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